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Plot Summary:
Kate and Joe have longed to be parents and are considering in vitro options... when Danica, a child Kate gave up 17 years ago, appears on Facebook. Danica comes to live with them, but she's not their real child. She's an impostor who will do anything, even kill, to get the mother's love she never had.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Similar in 81%
Subtle Seduction (2008)
Plot Summary:
After Vanessa discovers her boyfriend has been unfaithful she vows to take control of the situation. Using his one weakness to her advantage she quiets him and moves on to her next victim. With each murder she becomes bolder and even a police investigation doesn’t stop her. Will an undercover cop have what it takes to collect the evidence he needs before he becomes her next victim?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 79%
Deadly Daughter Switch (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Brooke discovers that her daughter Hailey isn't actually her biological daughter, their family is thrown into crisis as they realize Hailey was switched at birth with Brookes biological daughter Breanne.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 84%
Mama's Dirty Girls (1974)
Plot Summary:
Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenager daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon the meet Harold and he got other plans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: grim, independent film
Similar in 82%
If I Die Before I Wake (1998)
Plot Summary:
A suburban family is held hostage and terrorized by three intruders while their sixteen year-old daughter first hides, then exacts her own brand of terror on the assailants.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
Similar in 81%
Special Killers (1973)
Plot Summary:
Sandro, a detective, finds his wife strangled. His girl-friend Tiffany, who works as photographer, makes a "Blow up" from a photo, what Sandro finds beside the victim. Sandro and Tiffany are looking for the woman on the photo, Laura. They finds her in a Night Club in Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Thriller, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco
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Thrillkill (1984)
Plot Summary:
Karlie Kendall's job is to write computer games - but in her spare time she hacks bank accounts. With 5 million dollars gathered, she wants to retire to Brazil - unaware that her secret partner Adrienne intends to keep all the money. Moreover, Karlie's boss Julien has got to know of her doing and has hired villains to get hold of the treasure. Only after Karlie's death they realize that she has hidden the money well inside the computer game "Thrillkill" - leaving the single clue to her sister, stewardess Bobbie.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
Similar in 75%
White Rush (2003)
Plot Summary:
A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, cliffhanger, gloomy
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Crimes of Passion: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (2013)
Plot Summary:
A murder investigation takes detective Christer Wijk to a small village, where he needs to separate rumors and facts to trail the murderer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 648
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: disturbing, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
Similar in 87%
The Wrong Nanny (2017)
Plot Summary:
Stella Armstrong hires Blake, a seemingly perfect nanny, to help with her twin baby boys, only to discover that the young woman is the daughter she gave up for adoption at birth - an act Blake wants to avenge by destroying Stella's life and family.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Wrong Stepmother (2019)
Plot Summary:
Michael, who lost his wife a few years back, has been use to being a single dad to his two daughters until his new girlfriend Maddie comes along.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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The Wrong Neighbor (2017)
Plot Summary:
A recently separated father and his teenage daughter become the deadly obsession of their neighbor -- a beguiling, deranged young woman willing to do whatever's necessary to take her rightful place as their wife and mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, surprise ending, twist ending
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Mommy Would Never Hurt You (2019)
Plot Summary:
Riley wants to rebuild her relationship with her mother and little sister, who are shut-ins due to her sister's illness. When Riley realizes her sister may not be sick, her mother will stop at nothing to keep her daughters with her forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Murder Rap (1988)
Plot Summary:
When a young audio fanatic accidentally records a brutal murder, his pursuit of the killer lures him into a sinister plot of revenge and deceit, Texas style.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, tense, sexy, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual
Similar in 85%
Pendulum (1969)
Plot Summary:
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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The Mean Season (1985)
Plot Summary:
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: neo noir, retro, spectacular, scary, psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 78%
Laser Moon (1993)
Plot Summary:
A radio DJ helps two police detectives hunt down a serial killer who kills women using a surgical laser instrument during every full moon and whom makes taunting phone calls the radio station.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, independent film
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A Mother's Crime (2017)
Plot Summary:
Encouraged by her lover, Danielle kills her husband and goes on the lam with her infant daughter Cali. But the cops catch her and, en route to prison, she agrees to give custody of Cali to her arch rival, her sister Nikki. But on release from prison, Danielle will stop at nothing to get Cali back from Nikki's safe and healthy home.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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The Candy Snatchers (1973)
Plot Summary:
An abused autistic boy is the sole witness to the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, grindhouse, depressing, controversial, independent film, scary, psychological, tense, rough, serious
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Duress (2009)
Plot Summary:
Haunted with nightmares of his wife's recent suicide and struggling to mend the relationship with his only daughter, Richard is caught as a witness to the violence of Abner Solvie. He finds himself at the mercy of a charismatic killer and plagued by his involvement in the city's recent murders. As Abner's new found protégé, Richard is forced to adopt the mind of his sociopathic mentor in order to protect the one he loves. Richard must decide if he's willing to kill in order to keep his daughter alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 82%
The Box (2007)
Plot Summary:
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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Good Day for It (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, interesting
Similar in 77%
Dirty Little Trick (2011)
Plot Summary:
After picking up a beautiful young hitch-hiker, Michael Anderson finds himself living in his worst possible nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, non-linear, independent film
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As Good as Dead (2010)
Plot Summary:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them on a path toward a shocking twist.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, rough, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, surreal, surprise ending, independent film
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Clean, Shaven (1993)
Plot Summary:
Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly sudden emotional shifts. During his quest, he runs afoul of the law and an ongoing murder investigation.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: disturbing, serious, controversial, art house, psychological thriller, independent film, offbeat, bleak, neo noir, detective
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Nemesis (2021)
Plot Summary:
An underworld kingpin's past catches up with him when he returns to London, igniting an explosive chain of events which ends in revenge and murder.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, contemplative
Similar in 78%
Knock Knock (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Chile, Israel, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, erotic, scary, slasher, tense, dark comedy
Similar in 82%
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
Plot Summary:
A divorced father discovers that his 12-year-old son's new stepfather is not what he made himself out to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, depressing, suspense thriller, rough, bleak, serious
Similar in 81%
Hounds of Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, psychological, tense, retro, christmas horror, crime drama
Similar in 77%
Cape Fear (1991)
Plot Summary:
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 212000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, scary, intense, creepy
Similar in 87%
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
Plot Summary:
The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killing cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful